Barber-pole.



W. F. K OKEN.

BARBER POLE;

APPLICATION FILED-MAR. 22. .1915.

Patented Apr. '11, 1916.

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APPLICATION HLED MAR. 22. I915- Patented Apr. 11, 1916;

UNITED STATES mam WALTER F. KOKEN, or ST. LOUIS, mssouni, AssmNon To KQKENBARIBERS SUPPLY COMPANY, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A coarona'nou or MISSOURI.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WALTER F. KOKEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barber- Poles, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description,-such as willenable others skilled in the art to which .tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to revolving barber poles, and has for its main object to provide a barber pole of novel design. which is driven by an electric motor. Another object is to provide an ornamental revolving barber pole that. isequipped with a plurality of electric lights and a motor-driven, intermittent switch for causit appering said lights to flash or light up in a certain sequence, the motor that actuates said switch alsobeing used to'operate the rotatable member of the pole. And still another object is to provide an illuminated re'- volving barber pole that can be manufactured cheaply and which is so constructed that the lights, the motor, the intermittent 1 switch and the driving mechanism are com pletely' protected from the weather.

Other objects and desirable features of my invention out.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front elevational view of av revolving barber p'ole constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 isahorizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

will be hereinafter pointed the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 7 is a diagrammaticview illustrating the wiring and the intermittent switch."

My improved barber pole preferably con-' sists of arotatable member provided with;

' conventional barber pole stripes, an electric motor and mechanism oooperatingwith the motor forv driving said rotatable member.

as herein shownthe pole is equipped witha lurality of electric lights and also with an intermittent switch for causing said lights Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view' taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.' Fig. 5 is I an enlarged vertical sectional View taken on the line 5'5 of Fig.4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on BARBER-POLE. 1

Specification of Letters Patent, Patented Apr."11, 1916. Application as; march 22,1'9i5. Serial no. 16,233.; I

to flash or light up ina certainsequence, the

switch thatcontrols said lights being oper; 1

ated by thefsame motorthat drives the rota table striped member'ofithe pole.

Referring "to the drawings, which illuswitl i' conventional. barber pole stripes, B designates an electric motp'r foroperating said memher and C designates a plurality of electric lamp bulbs-preferably of differ-' ent colors, that are arranged above therotatable member A. The member A is prefer,- ably tubular-shaped and is arranged in a vertical "or upright position inside of a glass trate the preferred formoffimy invention, A? -;.des1gnates, a"-rotatable 'mernber provided.-

housing 1 that is combined with two horizontally-disposed supporting members 2 and 3 arranged at the upper and lower endsof r the glass housing 1, respectively, and which are provided with brackets 4 that are connected to a supporting-structure by means of fastening devices 5, as shown in Fig. 4. The supporting members 2 and 3 are preferably of octagonal shape in outline, as shown in Fig. '1,,and the bottom member 3 is provided with an annular groove for receiving the lower end of the glass housing 1 that incases the rotatable'member A of the pole,

acking material soas to prevent in ury to the glass housing 1 and also form a tight joint be: tween said housing and the bottomfsupporting member 3, thereby preventing dirt and water from entering the casing D on the underside of'the member 3 inywhich the electric motor, the intermittent switch and the operating mechanism arei'ncased. I The upper-end portion of the transparent housing said annular groove being of suflici'e'nt di- "mensi'ons to receive a ring 6 of are held in engagement with thefup er edge i of the glass housing 1 by means 0 a cross piece 8 in the top supporting member 2 that 'isretained in position by means of fastemn'g devices 9, as shown in Fig. 5, that pass through the cross piece 8 and spacing devices 10, and whose lower ends are tapped into lugs 11 on the member 2.

A frame that is arranged inside of the casing D carries the motor B, the intermittent switch for controlling the electric lights C, and the mechanism for transmitting movement from the motor to the rotatable member A and to said switch, said frame being detachably connected to the member 3 by means of fastening devices 12, and preferably consisting of three castings, a, b and c, that are detachably connected together, as shown in Fig. 4, and which are provided with horizontally disposed portions 13 in which the various shafts of the operating mechanism are journaled. The motor B is mounted on the horizontally-disposed portion 13 on the intermediate casting b, and the shaft of said motor is'provided with a worm 14 that meshes with a Worm gear 15 on a vertically-disposed shaft 16 which is providedwith a gear 17 thatmeshes with a gear 18 on a vertically-disposeddriving shaft 19. The upper end of the driving shaft 19 is connected to a spider 20 at the lower end of the rotatable member A, thus serving to support the member A, as Well as impart rotar vmovement to same. At the upper end 0 themember A is a spider 21 provided with a center opening which receives a guiding member 22, that projects downwardly from the cross piece 8 carried by the top supporting member 2.

The electric light bulbs C at the upper end of the pole are mounted in lamp sockets 23 in a box 24 which is provided at its lower end with a horizontally-disposed portion 24 which bears upon lugs 25 that project inwardly from the top member 26 of an ornamental ca E that incases the top supporting mem r 2 and the various parts carried by said member 2. The cap E is preferably tapered and of octagonal shape in general outline, and at the lower edge of same is an octagonal-shaped flange e that telescopes over the top supporting member 2. The top piece 26 of the cap E is provided at its lower edge with an octagonal-shaped flange 6' that telescopes over the upper end portion of the cap E, and said top piece 26 is also provided with an annular-shaped.

flange e that receives a transparent globe 27 that incases the lamp bulbs C, the rim or annular flange e of the top member of the cap E being provided with one or'more ad justable fastening devices 28 for holding the globe 27 in position. The top piece 26 is held firmly clamped-against the upper edge of the cap E, and the cap as an entirety is held securely clamped to the top supporting member 2 by means of bolts 29 that pass through the cross piece 8 and through the inwardly-projecting lugs 25 on the part 26, said bolts also serving to retain the lamp bulb box 24 in operative position, as shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. The depending guide 22 that passes through the center opening of the spider 21 at the upper end of the rotatable member A preferably consists of a piece of pipe that carries an electric light bulb 30 which is arranged inside of the rotatable member A, so as to illuminate said member, the member A be ing formed from paper or some other suitable material that is more or less transparent. The upper end of the pipe 22 is screwed into the cross piece 8 and is held securely in position by means of a set screw 31, as shown in Fig. 5. The casing D at the lower end of the pole is detachablyvconnected to the bottom supporting member 3, and

.the top and bottom supporting members 2 and 3, respectively, are connected together bymeans of long through bolts 32, shown in Fig. 3, which pass through pieces of tubing 33 that are interposed between the members 2 and 3, as. shown in Fig. 1.

The wires 34 from the electric lamp bulbs l lead downwardly through one of the pieces of tubing 33 to binding posts 35 that are provided with spring contacts 36 which form part of an intermittent switch that comprises a rotatable member 37 equipped with a wiper 38, as shown in Fig. 7, that engages the contacts 36 intermittently when the member 37 is rotated. The rotatable member 37 of said intermittent switch is carried by a vertically disposed shaft 39, whichis provided at its lower end with a gear 40, shown in Figs. 4 and 7, that meshes with a pinion 41 on the lower end of the driving shaft 19, thereby causingv the movable member 37 of the switch to rotate continuously when the motor B is in operation.

A spring contact 42 that always remains in member A of the pole being connected in multiple with the supply circuit S, as shown inFig. 7. A switch S is arranged in the motor circuit, as shown in Fig. 7, so as to control same, and a switch S is arranged in the supply circuit at a point beyond the switch S, so as to enable the lighting circuit to be opened and closed without affect ing the motor circuit. 'During the day the switch S?- is left open so that the electric lights will not burn, but at night the switch S is left closed so that the light 30 on the inside of the rotatable member A of the polewill burn continuously, and thus illuminate same, and the different colored lights C will flash or light up intermittently in a certain sequence, and thus attract attention to the pole. The rotatable member 4 vents dirt from accumulating on same, and

of cracking same. telescopes over the top supportingfmember 37 of the intermittent switch is insulated from the shaft 39 which carries same, and said shaft and the various spring contacts that form part of the intermittent switch are mounted on the sectional'supporting frame arranged on the inside of the casing D, the wire that leads from the electric lamp bulb 30 alsobeing incased in the piece of tubing 33 that incases the wires 34 that lead from the electric lamps C.

A barber pole of the construction above described presents a neat and ornamental appearance, as it comprises a constantly rotating member A provided with conventional barber pole stripes that-is arranged inside of a glass housing that is surmounted y large, ball-shaped globe 27 in which a plurality of electric lights are arranged. Saidelectric lights are preferably of different colors, and at night, when the switch S is closed, said lights flash intermittently in a certain sequence, and thus attract attention to the rotatable striped member A of the pole, which is also illuminated. The casing D at'the lower end of the pole incases the.

motor, 'the intermittent switch and the driving mechanism, and thus completely'pro-- tects said parts from the weather and prethe ornamental cap E at the upper end of an ornamental cap E which carries a.

I claim, and desire tos'ecure by Letters Patent,is:; l i v 1. A'barber poleprovided with a housing, a stationary member arranged at the Y upper end ofsaid housing, an ornamental cap provided witha tapered portion, and

with a portion that is telescoped over said stationary member, a globe holder telescoped over the upper end portion of said cap, a cross piece onsaid stationary membar, and fasteningdevices that pass through said cross piece and globe holder so 'as to retain the cap inposition and secure the globe holder to same. -2. A barber pole provided with a housing, a stationary member arranged at the upper end of said housing, an ornamental cap telescoped over said stationary member, a globe holder telescoped over said cap, a cross iece on said stationary member, an electric amp holding device. carried by said globe holder, and means for detachably connecting said lamp holding device and said globe holder to said cross piece. r

3. A barber pole provided with a supporting structure that. comprises a transparent housing and anornamental cap surmounting said housing and consisting of telescoped sections, a stationarymember that carries said cap,an electric lampholding device. carried by said cap, and fastening devices that hold the parts of the cap together and also secure said lamp-holding. de-

the pole prevents dirt and water from getdescribed requires practically no attention vbers 2 and 3 together and the cross piece. 8'

ting'inside of the glass housing 1 or the rotatable striped member A that is arranged inside of same.

A barber pole ofthe construction above except to open and close the switches S and S that control the motor circuit and the lighting circuit, respectively, .and such. a

pole can be manufactured ata low cost owing to the fact ,that-most of the meta parts of same consist of castings that can be quickly assembled and. securely connected together with a few screws or bolts, the long through bolts 32 that pass through the tubu' lar-shaped spacing members 33 serving to connect the top and bottom supporting mem of the top supporting member 2 cooperating with the yielding devices 7 that are inter posed between same and the upper edge of the glass housing 1 to securely hold said Y glass housing in position without liability The ornamental cap E 2 and is securely connected to same-by means of two bolts 29 that also serve to connect the two parts of said cap together and also to retain the lamp socket'box 24 in operative position.-

Having thus described my invention, what cap, a lamp on said cross member.

vice to said stationary member.

i 4. A barber pole provided with two hori zontally-disposed supporting members that are adapted to be connected to a supporting structure, a transparent housing arranged between said members,a cross piece on said top member-that extends transversely across said housing, resilient devices on said cross.

piece that bear upon the upper edge of said housing and'clamp it in position,- an ornamental cap telescoped; over said top' supno socket supporting member ar-' porting member, a globe carried by said ranged inside of said globe and carried by said cap, devices thatsecure said lamp socket supporting memberto' said cross piece and thus clamp said cap'ifiQposition, a rotatable,

stripedmemberv arranged inside of said transparent housing, an electric motorand an operating mechanism carried by said bottom supporting member for actuating said striped member, and a depending device piece that centers said striped 5. A barber-pole comprisinghorizontallyber, across said top mem vices on said cross piece that bear upon the upper edge'of said housing and thus clamp it in position, a rotatable, striped member.

arranged inside of said housing, a driving shaft that supports said striped member, a depending centering guide on said cross piece Which projects into an opening in a cooperating guiding element at the upper end of said striped member, an ornamental cap piece teiescoped over the top supporting member and detachably connected to said cross piece, a casing detachably connected to the bottom supporting member, and mechanism arranged inside of said casing and carried by a frame on said bottom support ing member for actuating said driving shaft. In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this 18th day of March 1915.

, WALTER F. KOKEN.

Witnesses i i LEWIS E. Moons, EDGAR W. MEIER. 

